What a ridiculous comment.
London knows that Stranges will only report to them. So they offer some super lowball offer to whatever team took him. So that team either has to accept the lowball offer, or just keep him knowing that he won't report and now you don't get any 1st round pick playing for your team next year? Yeah you're right, that sounds like a greatttttttt position for GM's to put themselves in........
The worst that can happen in the situation you site above is the team selects him, but are unable to get what they consider fair market value for his rights, just release his rights in the September window and they'll still get the compensatory 1st rounder next year.
The question is: What happens to that player then? Does he A) go through the waiver process or, B) is he exempt him from playing in the OHL that year and he goes into the draft the following year?
If it's option A, then I'd assume that the last place team, Sudbury in this case, would pick up his rights and then work out a deal for his rights inside the September window or during the window right before the deadline.
If it's B, then I'd assume there's a serious risk that the league loses the services of that player to the NCAA.
Since the league's first priority is to have the best players pick the CHL over the NCAA asap, then I'm betting they'd get involved in the negotiation process to get a fair deal done to insure both teams get satisfaction and the player plays in this league asap.
Really? Did we lowball offer to get Mete/Domi? I wish it was that easy, but it just isnt.
Bottom line is you're looking at these cases here as a likely outcome.